Police probing motorcyclist's death

By DENNIS YUSKO

Published 6:38 pm, Tuesday, July 2, 2013

MILTON — A 19-year-old motorcyclist died Tuesday after striking a guardrail on Route 67, and police are investigating if a rider on a separate bike may have been involved with the fatal crash.

Thomas E. Jansen of Scotch Bush Road, Burnt Hills, collided with the rail, flew off his 2005 Honda motorcycle and landed in the road at about 12:21 p.m., according to police. He later died from injuries at Ellis Hospital.

Police would not comment on what caused the accident. They were investigating eyewitness reports that there was a second motorcyclist involved, said Saratoga Sheriff's Sgt. Brent Dupras.

The sheriff's office conducted a reconstruction of the accident and was expected to release information on the cause of the accident on Wednesday, Dupras said.

Deputies were assisted by the Rock City Falls and Ballston Spa fire departments.